Chieko Naniwa
Known for Acting · 151 credits
- Born
- 1907-11-19
- Died
- 1973-12-22
- Place of birth
- Tondabayashi, Osaka, Japan
- Also known as
- Тиэко Нанива · چیکو نانیوا
Biography
Naniwa Chieko (real name: Nanko Kikuno, November 19, 1907 – December 22 , 1973) was a Japanese actress.
Due to poverty, she was unable to receive an elementary school education and struggled with being illiterate. Later, through her own efforts, she learned to read and write, and overcame illiteracy. She appeared in works such as A Geisha, Throne of Blood, Equinox Flower, and Twenty-Four Eyes. She appeared in films by many of the great directors of her time.
She died of gastrointestinal bleeding on December 22, 1973, at the age of 66. After her death, she was awarded the Order of the Sacred Treasure , Fourth Class .
Known For
TV Shows (1)
Movies (150)
Throne of Blood
1957
as Old Ghost Woman
Sansho the Bailiff
1954
as Ubatake
Chikamatsu Monogatari
1954
as Okô
Equinox Flower
1958
as Hatsu Sasaki
New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking
1960
as Tsuruko Miyaguchi (Widow of founder)
The End of Summer
1961
as Sasaki Tsune
True Osaka Grit
1965
New Third Class Executive: Husband Education
1960
as Tsuruko Miyaguchi
The Garden of Women
1954
Twin Sisters of Kyoto
1963
as Madam
Twenty-Four Eyes
1954
as Meshiya no Kamisan
Three Yakuza
1965
The Third Will
1963
as Yoshiko
Till Tomorrow Is
1962
A Geisha
1953
as Okimi
Uogashi no senpū musume
1963
Temptation on Glamour Island
1959
as Shige Sasaki
The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka
1967
Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro
1965
as Osugi
Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple
1964
as Osugi
The Woman in the Rumor
1954
as Osaki
Miyamoto Musashi
1961
as Osugi
Shinran
1960
Snow Country
1957
as Otatsu
Girls of the Night
1961
as Kumeju
The Body
1962
The Capital of Love
1958
as Umeko Yoshii
An Impudent Man
1964
Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights
1962
as Osugi
Snow Country
1965
as Blind masseuse
Miyamoto Musashi III: Birth of Two Sword Style
1963
as Osugi
Lullaby for a Tough Guy
1972
Sazae-san, the Wayward Wife
1959
Shozo, a Cat and Two Women
1956
as Orin
Zangiku monogatari
1956
as Omoto
Sazae-san's Marriage
1959
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 3
1960
Nami kage
1965
Yakuza Official
1962
The Paper Crane
1962
An Osaka Story
1957
Nitōhei monogatari: Shindara kami-sama no maki
1958
as Sueno
18 Roughs
1963
as Seichii's Mother
Sisters of Gion
1956
The Fencing Master
1962
as Old woman
President's Ninja Trick Book Part II
1965
as Sen (Proprietress, restaurant "Manman")
The Story of Iron Arm Inao
1959
as Kameno Inao
Good Rascals
1962
as Omon
Tsukigata Hanpeita
1952
Fine Man
1961
続べらんめぇ芸者
1960
Marital Relations
1955
京化粧
1961
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 4
1961
as Otoshi
Beautiful Gonpati
1954
as およし
The Preacher of Love
1961
Flower Shop Curtain
1959
Chance Meeting
1958
as Yone
Otōsan wa Ohitoyoshi
1955
The Tower of Nanzenji aka Return to Manhood
1957
Gentle Breeze
1959
Ghost of Saga Mansion
1953
The Shop Curtain
1958
Achako's Notebook of Youth: Tokyo
1952
as Midori, the mother
This Year's Love
1962
New Third-Class Executive
1959
as Tsuruko Miyaguchi
Price of Beauty
1957
as Natsu Morishita
The Sentimental Idiot
1956
In Search of Mother
1962
as Obah
Sound in the Mist
1956
as Chieko Naniwa
The Woman Gambler's Supplication
1968
お役者変化
1954
as 母そよ
Violence
1952
Nitōhei monogatari: Banji yōryō no maki
1959
as Oharu
Shin kitsune to tanuki
1962
Kunisada Chuji
1958
An Impudent Man 2
1964
浮かれ狐千本櫻
1954
as Otsuji
Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo
1962
Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka
1959
as Oen
On Wings of Love
1957
as Umeko Yoshioka
My Wife
1965
Room for Let
1959
as O-Mino
Devil in My Flesh
1968
Kawachi fudoki zoku oiro ke seppō
1961
Zoku bantōhan to detchidon
1960
New Third Class Executive: Fortune Teller
1960
as Tsuruko Miyaguchi
Three Rogues
1968
The River Yokobori
1966
as Kin
Jun'ai monogatari kusa no mi
1962
Zokuzoku bantōhan to detchidon
1961
The Rookie Managers
1955
A Circus Girl
1966
Maiko monogatari
1954
I'm a Bodyguard
1964
八州遊侠伝 白鷺三味線
1955
as お金
Salaryman Idea Book: Man of Worrisome Episodes
1960
as Natsukawa Chiyo
お役者小僧
1953
as お幸
Bad Reputation Returns
1961
as Ito Aso
So Young, So Bright
1955
The Maiden Courtesan
1956
Bantōhan to detchidon
1960
Woman Gambler Is Coming
1968
The Swamp
1956
as Otoki
Sazae And Aunt Apron
1960
Moonlight in the Rain
1961
Salaryman Idea Book: Concern for Success
1960
as Chiyo
Evil Man of Edo
1959
Women in Prison
1956
as Mitsuko Kaneoka, prisoner
Tale of Ａ Company Boss Pt.５
1963
as Ume Shimizu
Nitōhei monogatari: Aa senyū no maki
1958
Geisha in the Old City
1957
as Ohatsu
紺屋高尾
1952
Denshichi Torimonochō onna hada jigoku
1959
Six Men Mustered in Great Edo
1953
Hawk of the North
1959
Hadaka no Machi
1957
Sazae's Engagement Trip
1958
Terrible Ghost Cat of Okazaki
1954
Zoku Tange Sazen
1953
About Chieko Naniwa
Naniwa Chieko (real name: Nanko Kikuno, November 19, 1907 – December 22 , 1973) was a Japanese actress. Due to poverty, she was unable to receive an elementary school education and struggled with being illiterate. Later, through her own efforts, she learned to read and write, and overcame illiteracy. She appeared in works such as A Geisha, Throne of Blood, Equinox Flower, and Twenty-Four Eyes. She appeared in films by many of the great directors of her time. She died of gastrointestinal bleeding on December 22, 1973, at the age of 66. After he… With 151 credits spanning from 1952 to 1972, Chieko Naniwa has appeared in 150 films and 1 TV show.
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- Throne of Blood (1957) — as Old Ghost Woman
- Sansho the Bailiff (1954) — as Ubatake
- Chikamatsu Monogatari (1954) — as Okô
- Equinox Flower (1958) — as Hatsu Sasaki
- New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking (1960) — as Tsuruko Miyaguchi (Widow of founder)
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